Brian Webb, PMP

Current

Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at National Investment Managers, Inc

Past

Associate Vice President, Systems at Nationwide Financial
Manager, Consulting Services at Pharmacia and Upjohn
Systems Analyst at Haworth

Programmer Analyst at Keeler Brass
Programmer at Jacobson Stores Inc
Programmer at Gilmore's Dept Store

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Education

Western Michigan University

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Industry

Financial Services

Brian Webb, PMP’s Summary

Dynamic, results-focused professional whose diverse 20+-year track record of success spans multiple industries and technologies. Visionary, analytical change agent with proven abilities in establishing strategic direction, boosting productivity, and delivering technology solutions aligned with business objectives. Assertive, collaborative leader who excels in building, guiding, and motivating high-performing teams to deliver high-quality results within aggressive time and budget constraints.

Brian Webb, PMP’s Specialties:

Strategic Planning, Project Management (PMP Certified), Policy/Procedure Development, Financial Management, Software Development/Management, Process Improvement, Forecasting, Internet/Intranet/Web Technology, Conflict Resolution, Budgeting, Negotiation, Knowledge Management, Data Warehousing, Distribution, Business Intelligence

Brian Webb, PMP’s Experience

Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

National Investment Managers, Inc

(Financial Services industry)

July 2008 — Present (5 months)

Creation and implementation of a comprehensive strategic technology vision across all of the companies within National Investment Managers.
Provide leadership, vision, oversight, planning, and management for all aspects of technology systems and services.
As the senior technology officer, develop plans and budgets for the company's information technology infrastructure.
Responsible for the implementation of new technologies and ensuring existing systems are well supported.
Associate Vice President, Systems

Nationwide Financial

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NFS; Financial Services industry)

October 1997 — May 2008 (10 years 8 months)

Dynamic, results-focused professional whose diverse 20+-year track record of success spans multiple industries and technologies. Visionary, analytical change agent with proven abilities in establishing strategic direction, boosting productivity, and delivering technology solutions aligned with business objectives. Assertive, collaborative leader who excels in building, guiding, and motivating high-performing teams to deliver high-quality results within aggressive time and budget constraints.
Eliminated $1.8 million in annual expenses by consolidating systems.
Established offshore development and testing resource agreements.
Enhanced project and maintenance throughput via effective prioritization, release planning, and project management. Delivered 45-60 projects annually, on-time, on-budget, with high customer satisfaction.
Instituted key performance metrics, refocused resources, cultivated a culture of continuous improvement, and created development opportunities for staff.
Manager, Consulting Services

Pharmacia and Upjohn

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PFE; Pharmaceuticals industry)

April 1988 — October 1997 (9 years 7 months)

Provided leadership to multiple teams in various business segments. Oversaw an internal IT consulting services area conducting process analysis and redesign for operations, manufacturing, and IT.
Balanced leading-edge technology initiatives with key business drivers to deliver exceptional value to the company.
Directed the development of the first data warehouse for sales reporting and market analysis.
Coordinated work on a global logistics system with counterparts in Sweden, which entailed overseas travel.
Served as project manager for a multimillion-dollar order entry and distribution center management system development project.
Boosted sales representative productivity and management reporting capability as the project leader for the creation and implementation of a laptop sales reporting system.
Implemented the first computer telephony integration to tie automatic number identification, call routing capability, and customer identification together.
Systems Analyst

Haworth

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Furniture industry)

June 1984 — April 1988 (3 years 11 months)

Team leader responsible for financial systems analysis, design, and implementation.

Implemented McCormack & Dodge’s Accounts Payable and General Ledger packages.

Designed and developed a Project Management and cost tracking system.

Developed 401K calculations and reporting, developed Sales and Marketing reports, and worked on an inventory tracking system.

Wrote a shop floor maintenance and inventory system.

Responsible for CICS configuration and Database Administration with VSAM, DB2, and IMS/DB.
Programmer Analyst

Keeler Brass

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Automotive industry)

June 1983 — June 1984 (1 year 1 month)

Helped design and develop an inventory management system as well as a sales and financial reporting system.

Originated systems and programming improvements resulting in annual savings of $100,000.

Responsibilities included online and batch application design and coding in COBOL, CICS, VSAM, and TOTAL.

Also experienced in VM/CMS, DOS JCL, DOS/VS, DOS/VSE, and BAL.
Programmer

Jacobson Stores Inc

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)

June 1982 — June 1983 (1 year 1 month)

Designed and built a pensions database system using the TOTAL database management system.

Helped to design new payroll database and build an automated merchandise information system.

Experienced in COBOL, NEAT/3, BASIC, JCL, and CP/M
Programmer

Gilmore's Dept Store

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Retail industry)

April 1980 — June 1982 (2 years 3 months)

Responsibilities included analysis and design of financial applications using COBOL and NEAT/3.

Developed an online credit authorization process and maintenance system.